I Want to Kiss Ringo Goodbye

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I Want to Kiss Ringo Goodbye is a 1965 novelty single recorded by English music journalist Penny Valentine as she began her career. It was released in March 1965 during Beatlemania and centers on Ringo Starr, the Beatles’ drummer. The track was produced by Chuck Sagle and written by Sagle under the pseudonyms Bob Strong and Carl Stevens. The B-side, “Show Me the Way to Love You,” was written by Doug Goodwin and produced by Sagle.

The lyrics tell from the viewpoint of a girl who loves Ringo and is sad because he is about to marry someone else; she wishes to kiss him goodbye before the wedding. In real life, Ringo Starr did marry Maureen Cox on February 11, 1965.